5 Quick and Easy DIY Kitchen Projects

[@AprilWilkerson]

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[@julianmason9568]

I'm a fellow male woodworker in south Africa,and a huge fan of Aprils work,and i never imagined that she would be sponsored by an rpg game,well done on all you've been able to accomplish.

[@RebelAlliance42]

I'm getting a Bosch drill for Christmas, my first project is going to be kitchen drawer dividers! I can't wait! The best thing is it comes with 2 batteries that I can use in my Bosch unlimited stick vacuum, and a charger!

[@jamesanderson4040]

If you have a pantry with a door without glass you can make a spice rack to hang on the inside that covers most of the door. I made one for mine and it really created much more space in the pantry along with great organizing. I also incorporated a basket for onions and potatoes.

[@daboo123]

April you are awesome. In my opinion the perfect kind of person. One who isn't afraid, nay, one who loves to do your own work and figure it out on your own. People like you are few and far between.

[@Aepek]

Okay, cutting boards & silverware storage you did.....THOSE WERE SPECTACULARLY AWESOMENESS 👍🏻👍🏻 Definitely gonna be doing those 💪🏼 Thx April✌🏼

[@cherylseybert5669]

hi 🙋‍♀️ my favorite is pots and pans for the pool table and the rest of the refrigerator thank goodness for you thank love ❤️💕😊

[@mojo6385]

i love the custom utensil drawer. I'm going to do it when my company does layoffs in a few weeks. gotta make lemonade!!!

[@thomasarussellsr]

This time of year, you gotta make cider...

[@etheroar6312]

Did that drawer hack back in the 70s in my rolling tool cabinet. Hadn't thought of it in 20 years or more. Need to do it in my kitchen. Thanks for the memories.

[@imortaldeadead]

If you have the wall space, you can make double wall rails for the lids, and a hanging rack in-front for your pots and pans Love your 5 quick and useful ideas 💡 Thank you for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@rwind656]

I have a 12" wide upper cabinet for spice jars.. Just made a shallow-depth u-shaped shelf to allow stacking the smaller bottles around the perimeter of the first shelf, two bottles high but one bottle deep. Visible. Accessible. A few taller items (salt/pepper grinders, spray oil can) sit out in the middle, easily reached over. I am so glad to see the back of that stadium bleacher style 3 tiered insert! It was very wasteful of space.

[@rjkee5157]

For pots and pans use drawers in the base cabinets. We've had them for years and love them. No more kneeling on the floor to get pots from the back of the cabinet. Besides, it's dark in there.

[@TheRPhelps24]

I made pull out trays for my pots and pans and lids base cabinet. I think that's what you meant :)

[@anthonywebber2211]

The ones telling you to get back into the kitchen, are just upset that you're a better woodworker than they are

[@danyelPitmon]

April I’m a little late watching this video as you could tell but your ideas on here have given me some ideas for my kitchen has some unusual cabinets and all that I’ve got thank you greatly appreciate it

[@tparker]

EVERYBODY needs to be in the kitchen... that's where the FOOD IS!

[@fredlaroche6969]

damn right. Wish I got told to get back there more often... then again, I'm always in there...

[@oreospapa]

I have kids. so at my house, the food is also in the couch, carpet, floors, and possibly the heat vents. :)

[@nafitron]

NO...don't stay in the kitchen...unless it's for fun projects like this. ;) Love what you do.

[@jkbrown5496]

For pans, I have on of those big open cabinets above the fridge. I fashioned a post and beam out of 2x4 for the spot across in front of the shelf with robust hooks I opened up a bit. Didn't even have to nail it in, used shim wedges. The pans hang across the cabinet. Couple of hooks on the post for lids. Don't really access the stuff in the back much at all and that requires a step stool. But the pans are just within reach to take on and off the hooks without a ladder. For spices, I used hurricane clips and 1 x 1/8 short cutoffs to make a mezzanine around the cabinet just tall enough to hold the tall spice jars or two short ones around the perimeter. Although that still leaves the main shelf to get piled up.

[@danielmurdoch2625]

I saw the extended drawer design on Pintrest and have plans to do them in our small kitchen. I like how your design doesnt require drawer hinges. I havent built them yet but plan to do so without the hinges. You made the task a lot easier to understand. Thank you!

[@nordyfamily]

Great work! Thanks for taking the time to make, film, edit and share.

[@TrekIntoTheUnknown]

I stumbled on your channel like two days ago and i’m already in love with your creativity.

[@davidneel8327]

Two project ideas. Under cabinet lighting and lighting in the cabinets to see what is in there. I have had some simple battery power lights that are switched on and off by magnets.

[@Jkcreswell]

LOVE the cutting board holder! Your ma'am are goals!

[@markbryan9989]

Hey Lady, get back in the shop! LOL. Nice projects. Good ideas. Wasted space in the kitchen is, well, wasted space. Thanks April!

[@kurtishigh8653]

I like the custom utensil holder in the drawer.

[@stevieg.4816]

You and I would absolutely get along. Practical ideas to a working unit. The extra shelves in the upper cabinets was an idea we share but you did it, I still haven't had the time.

[@loyalchemist7043]

Cutting board idea is my fav, amazing use space, great value added. Everyone loves cusrtom kitchens!

[@699hazard]

Instead of using wax to make drawer organisers slide easier use some thumb tacks on the bottom of the upper one and they will make it slide much easier.

[@brevs8387]

Rockler wooden drawer slides... With a cabinet spice rack that has a plexiglass front and sides. They already have this on the Market, but you can easily build one for half the cost. This will be one of my next kitchen projects for sure. That, and maybe the cutting board holders...

[@rednissan96]

A nice kitchen island build would be great to watch over a couple weeks span.😁 I did the under cabinet glass holder a few years back.

[@jameshodgins1937]

I made almost the exact same silverware drawer dividers and utensil dividers for my Travel Trailer last year. Perfect project for anyone. I like the cutting board holders as well. Great projects April.

[@shericreates]

I actually picked up an antique drawer with a slider like you made. My problem is it’s too big for my drawers so when I build my kitchen island I will make a drawer to fit. Love it! Don’t know what to do with my spices. They come in all different containers.

[@karenbickel1154]

Building a van into an RV and space is a premium. The drawer ideas are a great addition for my van.

[@Roroxane]

Way to shut the haters up ! You go girl !

[@butchford757]

Love how you cleaned the drawer before you made the video.

[@RDGoodner]

Your plate cabinet reminded me of a cute space-saving trick I stumbled on a while back. I moved stuff in my office and ended up with an extra magazine rack - the kind you put on a book shelf to hold magazines upright. So I re-purposed it to hold my paper plates and make more room in the cabinet.

[@Jacob999999999W]

I used to make lots of stuff out of live edge if you dip it in shellac and let it dry it really helps preserve the lose bark. We’d usually dip it twice and than sand the faces smooth. Great video though always enjoy your content!

[@AryenQuitlong]

I love these organizational projects of yours April, especially if its for your own personal use

[@lancejasper3272]

I plan to make the drawer trays. Thanks for the idea.

[@bgmorris1969]

I love the kitchen drawer organizer. Have been trying to think the best way to create one. Looking forward to what you come with for pots and pans!

[@justinroberts3324]

Great ideas! I made the fruit trays awhile back. I have seen where a pan storage where you mount a piece of wood to a sliding drawer rail and center to the top of a base cabinet and attach hooks and your pans hang off of them.

[@thomasarussellsr]

I like the idea of pot/pan lid storage, spice storage, and a canned-goods rotation/rack system. Hope to see your interpretation of these ideas. Also, loved the ideas you have shown in this video. I suppose the pot lids, depending on the handle style, could work like wine glass tracks (maybe on the inside of other cabinet doors where the pots are stored?) Thanks for the great ideas.

[@scottsimpey2965]

Great looking additions April. I think I’ll have to see about adding some extra shelves to some of our cabinets. I really like your utensil holder and the fruit basket.

[@aw4always]

The fresh egg holder is so fun and my favorite. But I like all the projects--I guess the added shelves are another favorite--I should do this in my cabinets. TY!

[@pennyt4020]

Love all of them! Love the drawer organizer. More videos like this! People love to be organized and save space. I know I do! Thanks for the video. I know I'll be coming back to this one for sure!!!

[@papaowl13803]

As a note for your pots and pans. If your Kitchen allows it, your Island would be a good place. Hang small flower pot chains. Then use hooks. Different size hooks for different size pots or pans. Have done this with great results. Out of the way but easy to have ready. Or get a circle one. Have seen these used. Happy wood working April.

[@StamosTee]

Great video as always 👌An oversized fruit basket for onions and potatoes was my very first woodworking project. A small one is sitting on kitchen' s countertop for fruits 😀

[@dday9135]

My Mom only had son's. We all cook very well and clean up after ourselves. All three of us son's Make. Two of us build just about anything, the other makes music and BBQ. Jerry

[@rosecityremodel2015]

When my husband and I remodeled our kitchen, we built in toe-kick drawer underneath our cabinets and the provide a ton of extra storage. I’ve also built sliding stacked silverware trays, which freed one larger to remove so I could replace it with two taller doors to allow for a pull-out pot hanger.

[@jimdavis8726]

for your spices I built a pull out rack in one of our cabinets. I used 3/4 inch ply wood what ever the size that fits in the vertical area of the cabinet and attached a piece a sheet metal to both sides of the plywood. I then cut 4 rails the same depth of the cabinet and attached drawer glides to 2 of the rails and the plywood at the bottom and the other rails were at the top of the cabinet as guide rails for the plywood to slide in between.

[@mog-gyveroneill2500]

Ooh, just in time for me getting rid of so much clutter, and using up the wasted space in my drawers. I have used the idea of doubling up the shelves in the cupboards, but I just used 2 tins of baked beans (the same height) to mark my holes for the pegs..it turned out fine!! 😁 😁

[@reforzar]

Always love your organization projects!

[@fatboy1164]

My wife wanted me to go to Ross or target last night and look for better trays for our utensils. I mite just surprise her with these trays dividers thanks.

[@mariovillagres4983]

I like this idea, it’s looks great

[@blakeloke5586]

Great projects April......something I noticed. You have more cocktail glasses than dinner forks. I like the priority!

[@hocinehamdani4210]

Hello my dear frend i'm frome Algéria i like your vidéo well that's Good jobs i like this

[@daviddura1172]

When adding shelves.... to avoid drilling , I make 4 legs 1x1 aproximate for each corner. Easy to cut 4 at time all equal , Double back tape on 2 sides perfectly level and easy to trim if height to to much...... for wider lengths and addition 5 th leg in the middle back....

[@justinbridges9545]

April This is off topic but thank for advertising for ISO tunes mine just arrived Sat. and they are great. I have the Airpods and new Bose blue tooth. The sound out of the Bose is great but they are a little big and the Airpods work now I am really looking forward to the ISO's and using them in and around my new shop build. Concrete was finished last week. Thank you

[@tomas5376]

Love the projects👍✌️😊🙏🏼

[@bobmeister51]

I enjoyed this video very much, and a couple of the ideas I will definitely use. But I have one small critique. Whenever I use pocket screws I try to place the holes where I cant see them. The higher of the natural edge shelves I would have considered putting the screw holes on the top since most people aren't tall enough to see them. Another option would have been to screw the shelves from the inside of the cabinet.

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Nicely done. 😊

[@Michael-Makes-Stuff]

Awesome video, April! Very practical. Thanks for easy, good instructions. 👍🏼 I love the drawer organizers best.

[@blondiethebuilder5676]

I love these ideas😊👍

[@gregrichard9192]

Great job with the wine glass rack. Think it would be better if you drill a hole at the stop before you cut the slot. That way you won't have to angle the jigsaw to cut of the unwanted piece of wood

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good job April, really like those fix em ups. Less clutter and handy as can be. Thanks for sharing with us 👍👍

[@slayerfreaked]

Thank you April.

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

Those were good ideas and really cool !

[@rogercaetano5796]

Eu adoro ver seus trabalhos, você é muito criativa e dedicada, parabéns!!!

[@Rodbuilder109]

Great ideas. I will do most all of these in my kitchen.

[@RVthereyetmemaw]

Great idea love the utensils drawer...need this for my deep drawer...lol

[@yassine_nice7216]

Very Nice and easy to do it. 😉😉

[@remarkabul]

I'm so excited that you've taken to the kitchen to make it easy access for all the kitchen tools as we will be remodeling our in the next yr.

[@callindrill]

Great vid!

[@donaldtrabeaux1305]

Thanks for sharing April Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 🍁🍽🦃 to you and your family

[@texgal4928]

Great job! Looking forward to the pots and pans video!

[@jeanloreaud9282]

Jolies petites réalisations bravo salut Jeannot 🛠😉

[@jonathandevries2828]

way to go april! you said the name of the glue correctly!!

[@chuckabbe5111]

I especially liked the cabinet division's. Also the silverware drawer, I will likely do both of them at some point

[@talladegadude4852]

Great video and ideas! I love the doubled up drawers and cabinets. Never would have thought of that.

[@russellolds8580]

Awesome ideas!

[@theemosh]

Working on my drawers tonight, thanks for the great ideas. Also do some CNC projects, I have one would love some see some video projects.

[@sharonhoare5790]

Brilliant - love the drawer dividers. I have been thinking about doing similar for ages, now I have inspiration. Thank you.

[@angelaowens379]

April Show us how to build multi shelf stand above the faucet over your kitchen sink. This is where my flowers like to set however I don’t have this so I have to use my window seal.

[@thomaspowell2286]

Love the videos and keep them coming

[@nottingham1844]

Outstanding (as always), very practical

[@molegrip3860]

Cool stuff - thanks for sharing & Happy Sunday

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

OH! I also increased the depth a couple of my drawers (they're sooo shallow!) by making a new drawer box to put full extension slides on the sides, and then gluing and screwing the new bottom to the bottom of the drawer box so I gained over an inch of depth making the potato masher and ladles fit much better! 4" drawers are way less than that!

[@KSFWG]

Time to get out of the kitchen and back into the shop !! lol

[@AprilWilkerson]

Ha, now that's what I'm talking about. ; )

[@blackdog850]

Lol! I was thinking the same thing...get out of the kitchen, I'll make the sandwiches! Then we'll both do some damage in the shop! :)

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

A Propane torch will soften the sharp edges of the PLEXIGLASS. Just move the flame quickly over the rough edges and they will shine. Warning - hold the flame too long and the plastic will bubble and warp. If this is your first time - Try it on scrap.

[@djstumpy31]

I love the chopping board holder. I will be putting that together later 😉

[@brianhetrick1301]

Sad but I have never even thought of adding shelves to our cabinets to gain space, and there is so much wasted space. Thanks, another great video!

[@PumpkinDog33]

Nice! We're moving into a new house soon and I'm excited to maybe try these out!

[@waymondjones1037]

Loved the double utensils holders

[@videoKILO]

I sit here and wait for the first April Wilkerson cooking video!

[@LukePettit3dArtist]

A smart, clearly very intelligent woman with a great personality should be anywhere she wants to be. As a guy, I love cooking and wood working. Where do they think I belong I wonder lol

[@husk79]

wow.. excellent ideas! specially for the drawers.. i have a small brawer in my kitchen and i needed the space!! thanks!

[@saowczarek7671]

Amo seus vídeos e suas dicas, já fiz três projetos seus !!!

[@TheToughGuysTV]

I love the drawer organizer, it’s so great!

[@OwnerOfOwn]

badass april!

[@RichGee]

Best video yet!

[@BjornV78]

Maybe a idea for the spices, you can make some sort of carrousel with 2 or 3 levels and what can rotate and with the centralpin attached under your cabinets. For the rotating part, you can use the parts for rotating a shelf to support tv's like they use to do back in the old days.